INTRODUCTION RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 ASEAN Community consists of three pillars: ASEAN  After conducting the research study, it was revea
Political Security Community, ASEAN Economic
Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
 ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) aims to bring
ASEAN’s political and security relations to a higher plane.
 The second is ASEAN Economic Community (AEC),
whose goal is of regional economic integration. The AEC
intends to narrow the development gap among the
member states and transform the region into a stable
and prosperous community.
 The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) intends to
contribute to realizing an ASEAN Community that is
people centric and socially responsible with a view of
achieving enduring solidarity and unity among the
nations and people of ASEAN by forging a common
identity in building a caring and sharing society which is
inclusive and harmonious where the well-being,
livelihood and welfare of the people is enhanced
(Amador, 2011).
 The core of the ASEAN Community is the Socio-Cultural
Community conceived as a vehicle for developing a
sense of Southeast Asian identity, building a regional
awareness and fostering mutual understanding among
the people of ASEAN (Severino, 2006).
all the ASEAN countries are supporting and
implementing agricultural sectors as a main agen
poverty eradication. The approach used by the
government is realistic and practical. the approac
must be realistic, so that all the government will
implement the same planning and ways to reduce
poverty issues and increase more development in
areas. It is indeed the One Vision, One Identity, O
Community motto.
 The findings of this study indicate that the ASEAN
Community is working together in eradicating the
poverty in the country. The agricultural effort is b
to be one of the ways that was found efficient in
reducing the poverty level.
 planning and effort in rural development and pov
eradication are well planned and cooperation is g
actively by the ASEAN members for each other. T
responsive towards the issues that raised by the
community members and are given immediate
solutions.
 The strength of the study firstly shows that susta
development, resilience and inclusivity have posi
impacted the planning of ASEAN Socio Cultural
Community to increase the level of rural developm
and agenda to eradicate poverty. Each of the app
has its own agenda and focus to be implemented
Secondly, ASEAN countries are highly committed
agricultural sector to help the poor and the needs
people. Agricultural sector is nurtured by given fr
seeds, fertilizer, and even programmes to help th
people in rural areas. These research papers have
evidence to support each of the main points. How
the weakness of this paper was it didn’t mention
exact year the event occurred in the areas. Thus,
research only focussed on 10 countries in ASEAN
of a single idea from outside of ASEAN.

OBJECTIVES
 to lift the quality of life of its peoples through cooperative
activities that are people-oriented, people centric,
environmentally friendly, and geared towards the
promotion of sustainable development to face the new
and emerging challenges in ASEAN.
 no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing,
quality education, gender equality, clean water and
CONCLUSIONS
 Three key factors in ASCC highlighted sustainability,
resilience and inclusivity being used by ASEAN community
as an approach to make the ‘people-centricity’ vision a
reality. The government in ASEAN countries are putting
agriculture as the main core of the planning in the poverty
eradication matter.
 Based on this research, it is highly recommended that
 sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and
economic growth, reduced inequality, sustainable cities
and communities, responsible consumption and
production, climate action, life below water, life on land,
peace justice, strong institution and lastly, partnership for
the goals. It is the main core of the planning to develop
rural development as well as eradicate poverty.
 The aim is to strive for an ASEAN community with
equitable access to sustainable environment that can
support its social development and its capacity to work
towards sustainable environment.
governments should be strict in rural development
implementation especially when the budget has been
allocated to raise the development. There a lot of rural
areas that still do not have accommodation and are poor.
 A second recommendation is to plan more
entrepreneurship programs to help the rural people to sell
their agricultural product and marine catches. At the same
time this will increase the income and purchasing power.
 The third recommendation is to develop a more realistic
universal approach that suits all ages by respecting the
differences in all ASEAN countries. Thus, the ASEAN
countries have high potential to be successful because of
its uniqueness, in terms of being multicultural, and strong
determination to help its people.

REFERENCES

www.https//ASEANshsconf_ichss2018_01004.pdf
MATERIALS AND METHODS

OBSERVATION METHOD
 Observations are conducted at places that has less access
to facilities like clean water, electricity, less development
and etc.
 Investigation was done at the place that has a bit of
development done by the government to see the changes
that shape the lives of people in that particular place.
 the government has given fruit seeds to people in rural
areas in Sarawak to support the agricultural initiative. After
two years of implementation, some people in the rural area
have become entrepreneurs and they can afford to buy
basic things.

DOCUMENTARY-ANALYSIS
 The types of documents used for this research was
newspaper articles, journal articles, government policy, etc.
The relevant source is taken and analysed to support the
data, evidence, and information.
 The documentary-analysis is conducted to analyse the
source that is being published by the ASEAN countries to
investigate deeply the planning and effort made that need
to be implemented

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community: ASEAN Approach

and Effort in Rural Development and Poverty
Eradication